MAGNETIC CORE FLUX CANCELING OF FERRITES IN MRI
First Claim
1. A device comprising:
- a magnetic field sensor adapted for placement at a ferrite material core in an implantable medical device, the magnetic field sensor adapted to transmit a signal corresponding to a magnitude of a first magnetic field at the ferrite material core;
a coil disposed around the ferrite material core; and
a driver circuit configured to receive the signal and to vary a voltage applied across the coil based on the signal, the voltage applied across the coil creating a second magnetic field at least partially in a direction opposite the first magnetic field.
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Abstract
A magnetic core flux canceling device according to embodiments of the present invention includes a magnetic field sensor adapted for placement at a ferrite material core in an implantable medical device, the magnetic field sensor adapted to transmit a signal corresponding to a magnitude of a first magnetic field. Such a device may also include a coil disposed around the ferrite material core and a driver circuit configured to receive the signal and to vary a voltage applied across the coil based on the signal, the voltage applied across the coil creating a second magnetic field at least partially in a direction opposite the first magnetic field. According to some embodiments of the present invention, multiple coils may be used to cancel magnetic fields in multiple directions. A voltage applied across the coil varies in magnitude and/or direction to cancel or weaken an MRI-related magnetic field.
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22 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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a magnetic field sensor adapted for placement at a ferrite material core in an implantable medical device, the magnetic field sensor adapted to transmit a signal corresponding to a magnitude of a first magnetic field at the ferrite material core; a coil disposed around the ferrite material core; and a driver circuit configured to receive the signal and to vary a voltage applied across the coil based on the signal, the voltage applied across the coil creating a second magnetic field at least partially in a direction opposite the first magnetic field. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A device comprising:
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a magnetic field sensor adapted for placement near a ferrite material core in an implantable medical device, the magnetic field sensor adapted to transmit a signal corresponding to a magnitude of a first magnetic field near the ferrite material core; a low pass filter adapted to filter the signal into a filtered signal; a coil disposed around the ferrite material core; and a driver circuit configured to receive the filtered signal and to vary a voltage applied across the coil based on the filtered signal, the voltage applied across the coil creating a second magnetic field at least partially in a direction opposite the first magnetic field. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An implantable medical device comprising:
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a magnetic field sensor adapted to sense a direction and a magnitude of a first magnetic field and to transmit a signal indicating the direction and the magnitude; a ferrite material core; a coil around the ferrite material core; and a driver circuit configured to receive the signal and to select a voltage applied across the coil based on the signal, the voltage applied across the coil creating a second magnetic field at least partially in a direction opposite the first magnetic field. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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